The campaign around the reservation issue intensified on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) as the stakeholders formed a 10-member committee to chalk out the future course of action, in the wake of the J&K Cabinet’s report on reservation being submitted to the Raj Bhawan.
Representatives from different associations, open merit and general category representatives, and key stakeholders held a meeting in Srinagar. The meeting was aimed at “inclusive representation and a balanced approach to address concerns surrounding the reservation policy”.
“We have formed a 10-member committee that will hold talks with both the government and the Opposition on issues related to the reservation policy and the recruitment process,” J&K Students Association national spokesperson Dr. Zubair Reshi said.
The Association is galvanising the support and also organized the consultations on Tuesday. The meeting, attended by representatives from various student associations including MBBS, Nursing, and Agriculture graduates, aimed “to deliberate on the critical aspects of the reservation policy and its implications for the region”.
J&K’s fresh reservation policy, revised during the Lieutenant Governor’s rule, has reserved categories at 60% and the open category at 40%. The L-G rule saw an increase in the reservation quota of Scheduled Tribes by 20% by including Paharis and increased the Other Backward Classes quota to 8%.
